Where They Went

Thunderball (1965)

Directed by Terence Young

SPECTRE steals two atomic bombs, and a clue spotted at an English health clinic sends James Bond to Nassau, where a wealthy yachtsman and his mistress are at the heart of the plot.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Shrublands health clinic
    ≈ 00:10:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Recovering at a health clinic, Bond notices a suspicious patient with a tong tattoo and is nearly killed on a traction machine.

  2. 1Paris, France
    ≈ 00:14:00
    Inferred

    Largo reports to Blofeld at SPECTRE's front organisation in Paris on the plan to steal the bombs.

  3. 2MI6 briefing
    London, England
    ≈ 00:30:00
    Stated on screen

    All the 00 agents are briefed on the stolen bombs and Bond asks to go to Nassau.

  4. 3Reef and casino
    Nassau, Bahamas
    ≈ 00:38:00
    Stated on screen

    Bond meets Domino while she is snorkelling and then sizes up Largo across the casino table.

  5. 4Largo's Palmyra estate
    Nassau, Bahamas
    ≈ 00:55:00
    Inferred
  6. 5Underwater battle off New Providence
    Nassau, Bahamas
    ≈ 01:50:00
    Inferred
  7. 6Aboard the Disco Volante
    Nassau, Bahamas
    ≈ 02:00:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
14,248 km
Places
4
Countries
3
Stops
7
  • Not shown: 7,263 km
  • Plane: 6,985 km
  • Car: 0.0 km
  • Boat: 0.0 km
  • Swimming: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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